chipmunk n.— «Turns out “chipmunk” is a colloquial term for a little battery-powered yellow circular saw, explains project leader Kate Drake, who adopted the slang after hearing it while working on a Habitat house in Houston...
didge n.— «Phil Jones, the workshop leader and didgeridude, welcomed me with a warm invitation to choose a “didge” (as they are called by the initiated) and join the group.» —“Can You Didge It?” by Wendy C...
telesender n.— «After the course of which, Tharl, the leader of the Phoebe aliens, arrives by telesender—another name for a matter teleporter—and challenges Dan to a fencing duel which he looses.» —“Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future:...
back door victory n.— «Still more fiendish is the strategy of “playing dead,” again supposedly being employed by the Conservatives. According to a series of pundits, Conservative leader Michael Howard has avoided saying...
play dead v. phr.— «Still more fiendish is the strategy of “playing dead,” again supposedly being employed by the Conservatives. According to a series of pundits, Conservative leader Michael Howard has avoided saying directly...
worm poll n.— «Clark Wins ‘Worm’ Poll. Labour leader Helen Clark was last night judged a two-time winner by undecided voters operating an electronic “worm” in the final TVNZ leaders’ debate, with Alliance leader Jim Anderton...